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Naisargika Bala part in Shad Bala

Calculate Naisargika Bala (natural planetary strength), one of the six components of Shadbala in Vedic astrology. Retrieve the natural strength values for the seven classical planets in both Shadbala units and Rupas to build planetary strength tables, comparisons, and detailed horoscope analysis.

/shadbala/naisargika-bala

Method

POST

Format

JSON

Auth

API Key

Credits

Overview

The Naisargika Bala API calculates the natural strength component of the traditional Vedic astrology Shadbala system. Unlike strength measures that depend on a planet's position or timing, Naisargika Bala represents the inherent natural strength assigned to each of the seven classical planets: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn.

The API returns the Naisargika Bala value and its equivalent in Rupas for each planet. These results help developers display natural planetary strength in tables, charts, and horoscope analysis tools, or combine it with other Shadbala components to present a more complete assessment of planetary strength.

To request Naisargika Bala data, provide the birth year, month, date, time, latitude, longitude, and timezone. Optional configuration settings allow you to select an Ayanamsha, such as Lahiri, Sayana, or Tropical, and choose a geocentric or topocentric observation point. The API returns the results in JSON format for integration into websites, mobile applications, and Vedic astrology software.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
`year`	integer	Yes	Year number, eg: 2023	2023
`month`	integer	Yes	Month number,with no leading zero	7
`date`	integer	Yes	Day number,with no leading zero	5
`hours`	integer	Yes	Hours number,with no leading zero	1
`minutes`	integer	Yes	Minutes number,with no leading zero	1
`seconds`	integer	Yes	Seconds number, with no leading zero	0
`latitude`	float	Yes	Latitude number, in the range from -90 to 90	12.86
`longitude`	float	Yes	Longitude number, in the range from -180 to 180	123.5
`timezone`	float	Yes	Timezone of birth location, eg: 5.5	5.5
📦 `config`	object	No	Contains optional configuration values
`ayanamsha`	string	No	Either "tropical" or "sayana" or "lahiri"	Either "tropical" or "sayana" or "lahiri"
`observation_point`	string	No	Geocentric positions are calculated with respect to the center of Earth. Topocentric positions are calculated with respect to the actual given place	Either "topocentric" or "geocentric"

Request Example

{
  "year": 1993,
  "month": 1,
  "date": 22,
  "hours": 13,
  "minutes": 20,
  "seconds": 0,
  "latitude": 30.37,
  "longitude": 75.86,
  "timezone": 5.5,
  "config": {
    "observation_point": "geocentric",
    "ayanamsha": "sayana"
  }
}

Response Examples

Example responses returned by this API.

Response

{
    "statusCode": 200,
    "output": {
        "Sun": {
            "naisargika_bala": 60,
            "rupas": 1.0
        },
        "Moon": {
            "naisargika_bala": 51.42857,
            "rupas": 0.86
        },
        "Mars": {
            "naisargika_bala": 17.14286,
            "rupas": 0.29
        },
        "Mercury": {
            "naisargika_bala": 25.71429,
            "rupas": 0.43
        },
        "Jupiter": {
            "naisargika_bala": 34.28571,
            "rupas": 0.57
        },
        "Venus": {
            "naisargika_bala": 42.85714,
            "rupas": 0.71
        },
        "Saturn": {
            "naisargika_bala": 8.571429,
            "rupas": 0.14
        }
    }
}

Code Examples

Use the following examples to integrate this API into your application.

PHP Code

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
  CURLOPT_URL => 'https://json.freeastrologyapi.com/shadbala/naisargika-bala',
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => '',
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 0,
  CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS =>'{
  "year": 1993,
  "month": 1,
  "date": 22,
  "hours": 13,
  "minutes": 20,
  "seconds": 0,
  "latitude": 30.37,
  "longitude": 75.86,
  "timezone": 5.5,
  "config": {
    "observation_point": "geocentric",
    "ayanamsha": "sayana"
  }
}',
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
    'Content-Type: application/json',
    'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
  ),
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Python Code

import requests
import json

url = "https://json.freeastrologyapi.com/shadbala/naisargika-bala"

payload = json.dumps({
  "year": 1993,
  "month": 1,
  "date": 22,
  "hours": 13,
  "minutes": 20,
  "seconds": 0,
  "latitude": 30.37,
  "longitude": 75.86,
  "timezone": 5.5,
  "config": {
    "observation_point": "geocentric",
    "ayanamsha": "sayana"
  }
})
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)

Node JS Code

var request = require('request');
var options = {
  'method': 'POST',
  'url': 'https://json.freeastrologyapi.com/shadbala/naisargika-bala',
  'headers': {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "year": 1993,
    "month": 1,
    "date": 22,
    "hours": 13,
    "minutes": 20,
    "seconds": 0,
    "latitude": 30.37,
    "longitude": 75.86,
    "timezone": 5.5,
    "config": {
      "observation_point": "geocentric",
      "ayanamsha": "sayana"
    }
  })

};
request(options, function (error, response) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);
  console.log(response.body);
});